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36 weeks, been sick for a month. Z-pack?

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Saralectric wrote:

I hope that title made any sense! I came down with a cold several weeks ago. Before I could get better, I was diagnosed with influenza. The doctor prescribed Tamaflu, which I didn't take because I wasn't comfortable with all the things I was reading about it's use in pregnancy. Now, the flu is gone but I have what doc and I suspect to be a sinus infection. I have been miserable and low-functioning for a month now!

I've been taking therapeutic doses of vitamin C (13-20k mg/day). I am forcing water and diluted juice. I have taken some otc meds like mucinex, Tylenol sinus and sudafed (all minimally and without noticeable results). I've been using Doterra essential oils topically and in the diffuser. I've also been supplementing with Zinc, vitamin D, Elderberry, and echinacea tea.

So- after all this, I'm still miserable. I have a lot of sinus pain to the pint that even my teeth hurt, a very sore nose and throat, congestion, and lack of energy. Today, the doc prescribed me a z-pack.

I usually avoid antibiotics at all costs but after everything I've tried, I was willing to give them a chance. I picked them up and the bottle is sitting on my counter and I can't bring myself to take them. I had to look up whether antibiotics cross the placenta to the baby, and they do. I just don't want my baby getting antibiotics for something he doesn't even have! Especially when we are not even sure if what I have is bacterial. Antibiotics only work on bacterial infections, so this is just a "well let's see if this works" kind of thing.

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